I started knitting away without really knowing what I wanted to do. Before I knew it, I was using left over soft baby yarn and creating a blanket. I am a little less than midway through it, but wanted to post the pattern anyway. People keep asking me who I am knitting it for. My response, “By the time I’m finished, someone will be pregnant.”
I am using Patons Beehive Baby Yarn in 11421 Natural Girl colors. It has tones of pink, blue, beige and white. There is a double seed stitch border, with alternating squares in stockinette and seed stitch.
6 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch in stockinette
Size 4 circular knitting needle at least 16 inches long. Using stich markers every ten stitches will help keep track of the changes.
Cast on 170 stitches (@36 inches wide)
Row 1: K2P2, continue to end.
Row 2: K2P2, continue to end
Row 3: P2K2, continue to end
Row 4: P2K2, continue to end
Continue for 12 rows total
Row 13: K2P2 (4 times) K2, *K1P1 (5 times), K10, continue from * to last 10 stitches, K2P2 (4 times) K2
Row 14: P2K2 (4 times) P2, *P1K1 (5 times), P10, continue from * to last 10 stitches, P2K2 (4 times)
Row 15: P2K2 (4 times) P2, *K1P1 (5 times), K10, continue from * to last 10 stitches, P2K2 (4 times) P2
Row 16: K2P2 (4 times) K2, *P1K1 (5 times), P10, continue from * to last 10 stitches, K2P2 (4 times)K2
Repeat Rows 13-16
Row 21: K2P2 (4 times) K2, *K10, K1P1 (5 times), continue from * to last 10 stitches, K2P2 (4 times) K2
Row 22: P2K2 (4 times) P2, *P20, P1K1 (5 times), continue from * to last 10 stitches, P2K2 (4 times)
Row 23: P2K2 (4 times) P2, *K10, K1P1 (5 times), continue from * to last 10 stitches, P2K2 (4 times) P2
Row 24: K2P2 (4 times) K2, *P10, P1K1 (5 times), continue from * to last 10 stitches, K2P2 (4 times)K2
Repeat Rows 21-24 through Row 30.
Rows 31-40: Repeat Rows 13-17
continue in this manner until you’ve knit the desired length of blanket.
Ending: Repeat Rows 1-4 for a total of 12 rows. Bind Off.
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